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GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy bju.edu) — Bob Jones University recently announced the schedule for the University’s 2023-2024 Concert, Opera & Drama Series. The series will once again bring world-renowned artists to Greenville. The 2023-2024 BJU Concert, Opera & Drama Series includes: Georgia Boy Choir – Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Founder’s Memorial Amphitorium Established in 2009 …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) –– One of Charleston Southern’s most popular majors received a major boost this summer from the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. The CSU Bachelor of Science in kinesiology is joining the list of enhancement eligible programs for Palmetto Fellows and LIFE Scholarship recipients. The enhancement provides an additional $2,500 in …
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy claflin.edu) — Claflin University formally welcomed the Class of 2027 in the 155th Matriculation Day Ceremony held on Sept. 12, 2023. “What you do from this day forward will define what it means to be elevated and transformed at Claflin University,” said Claflin President Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack. “The mentoring you receive …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — As part of a national initiative by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), Coker University will team with 14 other colleges and universities as part of a learning community (“LCC5”). This group will: Examine inclusive teaching strategies and approaches to define what “inclusive excellence” means for our respective campuses, Identify …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — Associate Professor of Business and Chair of the Undergraduate Business program at Columbia College, Dr. Carole Sox, and her colleague, Dr. Sheryl Kline, Deputy Dean and Aramark Chaired Professor at the University of Delaware, presented a workshop at the 2023 International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) in …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — Power:Ed, the philanthropy of S.C. Student Loan Corporation, has awarded a $25,000 grant to Columbia International University for supporting need-based student scholarships for the biology/biomedical program in the 2023-24 school year. Dr. David Dewitt, dean of the CIU College of Arts & Sciences says CIU’s Biomedical Science program prepares students …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — Converse University Athletics Director Jenn Bell has been named the NCAA Division II Nike Executive of the Year, the Women Leaders in College Sports announced. “I am humbled to receive such an incredible honor,” Bell said. “I want to thank Women Leaders in College Sports and my Division II colleagues …
DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — Erskine President Emeritus Dr. John Little Carson, a member of the Erskine College Class of 1967 who led his alma mater from 1998 to 2005, died Wednesday, Sept. 13. A native of Gastonia, N.C., Carson was an E.B. Kennedy Scholar at Erskine, where he met his future wife, Sarah …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu) — Furman University ranks 4th overall among baccalaureate institutions for sustainability performance, according to the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE) 2023 Sustainable Campus Index (SCI). Among the top 10 performers, Furman represents the only baccalaureate institution in the South with a gold rating. Furman was also …